Brake-beam hanger.



H. MILLER.

BRAKE BEAM HANGER. APPLICATION FILED OCT- 10. 1916.

LQSQQQQBQ Patented Sept. 4,1917.

INVENTsR WITNESSES HENRY MILLER ATTORNEY HENRY MILLER, OF BRISTOL,PENNSYLVANIA.

BRAKE-BEAM HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented crept. 4i, llWltt.

Application filed October 10, 1916. Serial No. 124,879.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, HENRY MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bristol, in the county of Bucks and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brake-Beam Hangers,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a. brake beam hanger and the principal objectof the invention is to provide an improved type of carrving bar withwhich the chain carrying the brake beam engaging clevis or bracket isconnected and to further provide a hanger so constructed. that the samewill be very strong and durable and the brake beam supported and guidedin its movement but permitted to have the proper movement and play whenmoving into and out of engagement with the car wheels.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is view in elevation of the improved hanger.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 22 of Fig. 1.

The carrying bar 10 is provided with shoulder 11 intermediate its lengthand has one end portion 12 squared in cross section and provided with adepending eye 13 extending beneath a cutout 14 in the under portion ofthe bar. In the opposite end portion of the bar, there is provided anopening 15 through which a securing device may pass to hold the bar inplace. The bracket 16 which engages the brake beam is provided withupper and lower arms 17 and 18 having openings in their ends to receivethe bolt 19 which in its turn is held in place by means to have theproper movement toward and away from the wheels. At the same time, themovement of the brake beam will be guided, it being of course understoodthat one of the devices will be positioned adjacent each end of thebrake beam.

What is claimed is 1. A brake beam support comprising a carrying barprovided with a vertically eX tending shoulder intermediate its lengthand having its outer end portion provided with a depending eye extendingbeneath a cutout formed in the outer end portion, a brake beam engagingelement, and flexible means connecting the brake beam engaging elementwith the eye ofsaid carrying bar.

2. A brake beam support comprising a carryin'g bar provided adjacent oneend with a depending eye extending beneath a cutout formed in the bar, abrake beam engaging element and flexible means connecting the brake beamengaging element with the eye of said carrying bar.

3. A brake beam support comprising a carrying bar provided with an eyeadjacent one end, a clamp provided with an eye, and flexible meanshaving one end connected with the eye of said clamp and the second endconnected with the eye of said carrying bar.

4:. A brake beam support comprising a carrying bar provided with an eye,a clamp having spaced arms, a securing device carried by the arms, aneye extending from one of said arms, and a chain connected with the eyeof said carrying bar and with the eye of said arm.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY MILLER.

Witnesses:

W'ILLIAM S. Srrnns, FRED B. Jorrnson.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner or ratentc,

' Washington, D. G.

